“Father of Psychology
“Introspection” 1st to use experimentation
Measured the speed of mental processes
Created first Psychology laboratory 1879
-between 1883-1893 24 Psychology labs open in North America
Structuralism Edward B Titchener
Break conscious experience into basic elements
-Intensity
-Clarity
-Quality
Interested in Psychology as a “descriptive” science
Gestalt Psychology
“the whole is different than the sum of its parts”
We create whole experiences that are different from the the individual elements
William James "Functionalism"
Influenced by Charles Darwin
Believed that mental processes evolve over time
-Our consciousness helps us adapt and function in our surroundings
-we develop useful habits of thought
Wilhelm Wundt
“Father of Psychology
“Introspection”
1st to use experimentation
Measured the speed of mental processes
Created first Psychology laboratory 1879
-between 1883-1893 24 Psychology labs open in North America
Structuralism
Edward B Titchener
Break conscious experience into basic elements
-Intensity
-Clarity
-Quality
Interested in Psychology as a “descriptive” science
Gestalt Psychology
“the whole is different than the sum of its parts”
We create whole experiences that are different from the the individual elements
William James
"Functionalism"
Influenced by Charles Darwin
Believed that mental processes evolve over time
-Our consciousness helps us adapt and function in our surroundings
-we develop useful habits of thought